Reid Elwood Bankhead, lifetime resident of Utah, died on July 13, 2003, in Provo, Utah.

He was born in Logan, Utah, on November 8, 1919, the 11th of 12 children of John Haslam Bankhead and Annie Mickelson Bankhead. He attended public schools in Logan and graduated from Logan High School.

He attended Utah State University and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah.

He served as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the North Central States Mission from 1941-43. Reid married Mary Langton Smith, from Smithfield, Utah, on October 16, 1943 in the Logan Temple. From 1943-45, he was an Ensign in United States Navy.

He joined the BYU faculty of religious instruction in 1948, where he taught Book of Mormon and other religion classes for over 40 years, influencing thousands of students with his knowledge and love of the scriptures. In addition, he worked as construction engineer and superintendent on many buildings at BYU. He had a life long interest in agriculture and ranching, which culminated in an active management role in a cattle ranch near Nephi, Utah. After raising their family in Provo, Reid and Mary lived in Levan, Utah for over 20 years, and most recently resided in Mapleton.

In the LDS Church, Reid served as a teacher, high councilman, bishop, stake missionary and presided over the Cumorah Mission of the LDS Church. He was a co-author of the texts "The Word and the Witness," and "Building Faith in Christ with the Book of Mormon." He is survived by his wife Mary (of Mapleton) and the following children and their spouses: Susan and Douglas Morrison, Lewis and Jann Bankhead, Thomas and Michelle Bankhead (all of Mapleton); Steven and Kathryn Bankhead (of Provo); Lauralyn and Gaylord Swim, Tamara and Darrel Jensen (all of Orem); and Lisa and David Clark (of Highlands Ranch, Colorado). He is also survived by 40 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, all of his siblings, his son John, and two grandchildren.

Funeral Services are under the direction of Berg Mortuary, of Provo, and will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, July 19, 2003, at the Mapleton First Ward Chapel located at 31 West Maple Street in Mapleton, with a Viewing for Friends and Family from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An additional Viewing will be held on Friday, July 18, 2003, at the Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Interment will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo.
REST IN PEACE.